Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell continued their dominant performance in the joBerg2c mountain bike tour by bagging another stage win on day five at Clifton today.
The NAD Pro overall leaders finished the 122km stage in a time of 3:32:07. Second were Silverback-Best4Sports-Mad Macs’ Shaun-Nick Bester and Declan Sidey, who finished two minutes later.
NAD Pro’s Gawie Combrinck and Nico Bell cross the finish line in first place after stage five of joBerg2c at Clifton today. Photo: Supplied
Insect Science’s Alan Gordon and Timothy Hammond completed the podium and claimed a time of 3:35:09.
Combrinck and Bell continue to lead overall with a time of 18:39:31, Gordon and Hammond are second overall in 18:59:34, with Bester and Sidey third in 19:01:50.
The women’s race was won by Galileo Risk’s Theresa Ralph and Sarah Hill in 4:20:47. The pair are also in the overall lead. Nix and Del’s Adele Ambrose and Lauren Walker are second, with Vye Ladies’ Miriam Stronkhorst and Wendy Potgieter in third.
The mixed team race was won by dormakaba Mixed’s Amy McDougall and Arno du Toit, who also lead overall, in a time of 3:48:44. Team Summit’s Darren and Candice Lill finished second in 3:52:34.
Matthys Beukes won the solo men category again when he finished first after 3:32:08. Phillimon Sebona placed second in 3:41:20 and Tobias Flath claimed third in 3:52:30.
View results below.
Stage five
Men teams
1. Gawie Combrinck & Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 3:32:07
2. Alan Gordon & Timothy Hammond (Insect Science) 3:35:09
3. Shaun-Nick Bester & Declan Sidey (Silverback-Best4Sports-Mad Macs) 3:35:07
4. Andrejus Dolgovas & Elijus Civilis (Top Team) 3:58:15
5. Andrew Hall & Michael Posthumus (Old Mutual Wealth racing Team) 4:10:01
6. Pascal Leplae & Oliver Colard (Bike4Life) 4:03:01
7. Marius Jurrius & Ruan Pretorius (Sprocketeers Team 2) 4:05:02
8. Lee Goodwin & Andy Bocking (Velolife) 4:34:56
9. Alex Pavlov & Jaco Cronje (Old Mutual Insure-Northcliff Cycles) 3:56:25
10. Craig Symon & Craig Beijl (Karan Beef Garrun) 4:46:36
Women teams
1. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) 4:20:47
2. Adele Ambrose & Lauren Walker (Nix and Del) 4:57:45
3. Miriam Stronkhorst & Wendy Potgieter (Vye Ladies) 4:54:24
Mixed teams
1. Amy McDougall & Arno du Toit (dormakaba Mixed) 3:48:44
2. Darren Lill & Candice Lill (Team Summit) 3:52:34
3. Johan Labuschagne & Catherine Williamson (Sugeons for Little Lives-Mitas) 3:57:27
4. Ben Melt Swanepoel & Yolandi du Toit (Team Garmin) 4:03:12
5. Frederick Gombert & Sophie Giovanie (Chiro Magura) 4:23:32
Solo men
1. Matthys Beukes (PYGA Euro Steel) 3:32:08
2. Phillimon Sebona (PYGA Euro Steel 2) 3:41:29
3. Tobias Flath 3:52:30
4. Riaan Weideman 4:09:41
5. Danny Vogel 4:26:10
Solo women
1. Yvette Roberts 4:54:55
2. Lasqueve Raubenheimer 4:54:54
3. Melissa Swanepoel 5:33:17
4. Samantha Weldon 5:15:58
5. Caroline Lacapelle 5:22:30
General classification
Men teams
1. Gawie Combrinck & Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 18:39:31
2. Alan Gordon & Timothy Hammond (Insect Science) 18:59:34
3. Shaun-Nick Bester & Declan Sidey (Silverback-Best4Sports-Mad Macs) 19:01:50
4. Andrejus Dolgovas & Elijus Civilis (Top Team) 20:06:06
5. Andrew Hall & Michael Posthumus (Old Mutual Wealth racing Team) 20:42:47
6. Pascal Leplae & Oliver Colard (Bike4Life) 20:53:52
7. Marius Jurrius & Ruan Pretorius (Sprocketeers Team 2) 21:03:21
8. Lee Goodwin & Andy Bocking (Velolife) 22:31:57
9. Alex Pavlov and Jaco Cronje (Old Mutual Insure-Northcliff Cycles) 22:32:26
10. Craig Symon & Craig Beijl (Karan Beef Garrun) 23:03:35
Women teams
1. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) 21:34:57
2. Adele Ambrose & Lauren Walker (Nix and Del) 23:48:16
3. Wilmien Chamberlain & Johanita de Waal (2 Nam bred moms) 24:58:35
Mixed teams
1. Amy McDougall & Arno du Toit (dormakaba Mixed) 19:42:22
2. Darren Lill & Candice Lill (Team Lill) 19:57:46
3. Johan Labuschagne & Catherine Williamson (Sugeons for Little Lives-Mitas) 20:16:04
4. Ben Melt Swanepoel & Yolandi du Toit (Team Garmin) 21:00:04
5. Frederick Gombert & Sophie Giovanie (Chiro Magura) 21:45:26
Solo men
1. Matthys Beukes 18:36:23
2. Phillimon Sebona 19:06:18
3. Tobias Flath 20:03:48
4. Riaan Weideman 20:50:43
5. Jason Deane 21:17:29
Solo women
1. Yvette Roberts 24:18:45
2. Lasqueve Raubenheimer 24:35:55
3. Melissa Swanepoel 26:17:22
4. Samantha Weldon 26:24:22
5. Caroline Lacapelle 26:40:12
